Tuesday, 6 January 2015

News Release: Why Benjamin Natanyahu Hailed Goodluck Jonathan

Jonathan (L) and Natanyahu

The year 2014 has come to an end. The Palestinians have witnessed yet
another sad moment with no state, no justice, and no prospects for
independence. There is also no end in sight against the occupation of their
land by the illegitimate state of Israel.

When the Oslo Accords was signed by the
then Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) over two decades
ago (in 1993), majority of the Palestinians had hoped for a better future. Few realized
then that the Accord only symbolized a deliberate strangulation of their
struggle against the criminal occupation of their land by the Zionist entity.

The continued occupation of Palestinian
land by the illegitimate state of Israel has caused the death of thousands of
Palestinians, disabled tens of thousands, destroyed thousands of homes and
displaced millions. These atrocities are going on a daily basis by the settler
state. Obviously, Israel has become a lawless state that obeys no laws or
respects any statutes. It has refused to end occupation of Palestinian land as
demanded by many UN resolutions for the past 60 years. This puts to shame the
hypocritical stance of its supporters for Human Rights and dignity, especially
the United States. It violates the very basis of US creation and its conscience
especially the very principle of the US declaration of independence “that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights such as Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness. How then
does the US support this criminal act by the Zionist state in denying thousands
of Palestinians of their right to live, to a better life and happiness, as well
as to a homeland of their own? These states and governments supporting the
illegitimate Zionist state are at variance with the wishes and aspirations of
their own people.

In same vein, the Federal Government of
Nigeria under Goodluck Ebele Jonathan recently abstained from voting at the
Security Council to deny Palestinians realization of their dream of a statehood
and freedom. Since its inception, the present administration of Goodluck
Jonathan has never shied away from violating the rights of its citizens. It has
showed disdain for anything humanity or peace, and for anything Islam.

Characteristically, this administration denied the good and spirited people of
Palestine their freedom from oppression by denying them the only vote they
needed to become a free society and a free state as well. This was contrary to
the wishes of the majority of the citizens of this country. That this
administration abstained in that historic vote only exposes it as a cheap tool
in the hands of the Zionists. It has clearly marked itself with indelible ink
for all to see who it actually is answerable to. Now we know on whose behalf it
has been shedding so much blood of its own citizens for.

This is a clear deviation from the very dynamic and altruistic foreign
policy set by previous administrations since independence. Nigeria was at
fore-front of struggle for the liberation of many African countries from the
wicked grips of colonialism and racist systems, particularly in Mozambique,
South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Namibia, and Angola among others. Nigeria also
contributed troops to fight injustice in Lebanon, Somalia, Liberia and Sierra
Leone. This government now appears to jettison this laudable foreign policy
objective.Ever since the emergence of this administration, it has never hidden its
romance with the illegitimate state of Israel. As the Zionists slaughter
innocent civilians in Gaza, Nigerian security forces (re-structured by the
Zionists under the present government) are doing similar crime to millions of
our citizens under the pretext of Boko-Haram. We saw the hands of the Israelis
in the foiled attempts at smuggling arms from South Africa recently. We saw how
the Zionist symbol was smuggled into our Naira notes, while removing the Arabic
inscription better recognised by peasant Muslim citizens. We know that the Jews
were responsible for the removal of the Arabic inscription of the Nigerian Army
motto that “victory is from God”. Now, this abstention vote has made it crystal
clear, even to the most sceptical observer, who has been dictating the tunes
for the Jonathan administration. It has now become even clearer on whose
command were the children of Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H) and other people shot
at, killed or maimed during a peaceful procession in support of Palestinians
last July. It is obvious on whose orders the Jonathan administration has been
constantly targeting Shaikh Zakzaky (H) for assassination.

We therefore wholeheartedly condemn
this ignominious abstention vote at the UN Security Council and openly show our
disavowal as it does not in any way represent the wishes and aspirations of the
majority of our citizens. We wish to condole with the people of Palestine and
to renew our support and solidarity for them and their struggle. We feel their
pains and their struggle is ours. Victory is certain and quite near *in sha
Allah*.